Esfahan Steel Co., Middle East Mines Industries Development Holding Company, and Hormozgan Steel Co. had the most positive impact on IFX.

> CSDI Issues 534,000 TSE Trading Codes in H1

The Central Securities Depository of Iran issued more than 534,000 trading codes for new investors during the first half of the current fiscal (ended September 22), the CSDI deputy manager said.

Fariba Akhavan said the number of total trading codes has reached 10.48 million, IBENA reported.

“Currently, more than 10.37 million natural shareholders and 106,000 legal shareholders are operating in the Iranian capital market,” she added.

In addition, 115 foreign trading codes were issued during the six-month period. The number of foreign shareholders in Iran’s capital market amounts to 1,190, Akhavan noted.

She continued that 49 codes related to housing bonds were also active in the capital market in H1.

The most important activities of CSDI during H1 included measure to lower the tax rate for share transfers, increase the issuance of Islamic treasury bills and signing MOUs with the National Settlement Depository (NSD) of Russia as well as with the Swiss-Iranian Investment Forum (SIIF).

Tehran Stock Exchange is Iran’s largest stock exchange, established in 1967. The Central Securities Depository of Iran issued 174,719 trading codes in the last fiscal (ended in March, showing a growth of 40% year-on-year.